Can young children learn words from a robot?

被引：33

作者：

Moriguchi, Yusuke ^{[1
]}

Kanda, Takayuki ^{[2
]}

Ishiguro, Hiroshi ^{[3
]}

Shimada, Yoko ^{[4
]}

Itakura, Shoji ^{[5
]}

机构：

[1] Joetsu Univ Educ, Dept Sch Educ, Niigata, Japan

[2] ATR Intelligent Robot & Commun Labs, Kyoto, Japan

[3] Osaka Univ, Dept Adapt Machine Syst, Intelligent Robot Lab, Suita, Osaka 565, Japan

[4] Kyoto Univ, Dept African Area Studies, Kyoto, Japan

[5] Kyoto Univ, Dept Psychol, Grad Sch Letters, Kyoto, Japan

来源：

INTERACTION STUDIES | 2011年 / 12卷 / 01期

关键词：

developmental cybernetics; word learning; social cognition; cognitive development; SOCIAL TRANSMISSION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; TELEVISION; VOCABULARY; DISINHIBITION; PRESCHOOLERS; TODDLERS; LINKS; MIND;

D O I：

10.1075/is.12.1.04mor

中图分类号：

G2 [信息与知识传播];

学科分类号：

05 ; 0503 ;

摘要：

Young children generally learn words from other people. Recent research has shown that children can learn new actions and skills from nonhuman agents. This study examines whether young children could learn words from a robot. Preschool children were shown a video in which either a woman (human condition) or a mechanical robot (robot condition) labeled novel objects. Then the children were asked to select the objects according to the names used in the video. The results revealed that children in the human condition were more likely to select the correct objects than those in the robot condition. Nevertheless, the five-year-old children in the robot condition performed significantly better than chance level, while the four-year olds did not. Thus there is a developmental difference in children's potential to learn words from a robot. The results contribute to our understanding of how children interact with non-human agents.

引用

页码：107 / 118

页数：12

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